LOT 2641
Southeast Gaul. Allobroges AR Drachm. Circa 75-50 BC.
Area of the Dauphiny. Celticized laureate head of Apollo to left / Horse rushing to left; above, stylised caduceus. Castelin 22-24; De la Tour 2895; Delestrée & Tache 3113; Depeyrot I, 77. Good Very Fine. Toned.(2.33gr, 14mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceEx Besançon Numismatique, 2 September 2015, lot 85.
Ex Nomos AG, Auction 20, 10 July 2020, lot 5 (company's ticket included).
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Celts in Lower Danube Region AR Tetradrachm. Late 2nd-1st century BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Imitating Tetradrachms of Thasos, Thrace. Celticised head of Dionysos to right, wearing wreath of ivy and fruit / Imitative legend around Celticised Herakles standing facing, head to left, holding club in his right hand and lion skin in his left; in inner left field, H. OTA Class 3. 15.80gr, 30mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Beautifully toned.
Ex Artemide Kunstauktionen, e-Live Auction 10, 24 November 2019, lot 13 (company's ticket included). From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
Celtic Britannia. North-Eastern series ('Corieltauvi'), Uninscribed AV Stater. Circa 50-20 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
South Ferriby type (Corieltauvian D). Devolved head of Apollo to right / Disjointed horse to left; 'anchor' shape above. Cf. ABC 1743 (rosette beneath horse); Cf. Van Arsdell 811-1 (star beneath horse); SCBC 390 (same). 5.02gr, 18mm, 3h.
Very Fine. Surface abrasions on edge and highlights.
Found by Robin Sykes in Yorkshire, UK, on 4th March 2006. Recorded with Philip de Jersey of the Celtic Coin Index at Oxford University with reference no.CCI 07.0097. Accompanied by an illustrated identification card by Jim Halliday. -
Celtic Britannia. Catuvellauni, Cunobelin AV Quarter Stater. AD 8-41.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
CAMVL in tablet over vertical wreath / Biga to left, branch above; wheel and CVNO below. Mack 202; BMC 1836-36a; ABC 2807; SCBC 290. 1.31gr, 11mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine. Well-centred; rose tone. Rare.
Found near Fyfield, Essex, UK, in 2021.
